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Quiz about Longfellow from A to Z part 2

Longfellow from A to Z part 2 Trivia Quiz

The second part of this quiz will finish the alphabetical list of some of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poems. NOTE: The last two questions of this quiz revert back to the beginning of the alphabet.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,289

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. In "The Poet's Calendar", how did Longfellow describe the month of June? Hint

Month of sun

Month of roses

Month of love

Month of months

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "To the River Yvette", where were the bells ringing? Hint

St. Augustine

St. Michaels

St. Peter

St. Forget

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Never errant ______ of old" was a line in the Longfellow poem, "Songo River". What was the missing word?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Twilight", whose face was pressed against the window waiting for someone to come? Hint

Dog

Wife

Child

Husband

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Longfellow poem "Victor Galbraith" was about death.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Whither", what was happening to the brooklet in the first stanza? Hint

Standing still

Flowing

Gushing

Disappearing

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to Longfellow's poem "Youth and Age", in whom can desire not be awoken? Hint

Young boy

Young girl

Old women

Old man

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the first word of Longfellow's poem, "The Assumption of the Virgin"?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Blind Bartimaeus", where was Bartimaeus sitting at the gates? Hint

Nazareth

Jericho

Bethlehem

Samaria

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Question 10 of 10

10. Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells" was a popular Christmas song.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "The Poet's Calendar", how did Longfellow describe the month of June?

Answer: Month of roses

"The Poet's Calendar" was part of the "In the Harbor" poetry collection. Each month was described by one stanza except the month of January which had two stanzas. Longfellow also described June as the fairest daughter of the year.

2. In "To the River Yvette", where were the bells ringing?

Answer: St. Forget

"To the River Yvette" was a Longfellow poem published in the "Birds of Passage" poetry collection. The Yvette river was located in Paris, France. St. Forget was a village close to Paris where over five hundred people lived. The Yvette river ran by St. Forget which is why the river was able to hear the bells.

3. "Never errant ______ of old" was a line in the Longfellow poem, "Songo River". What was the missing word?

Answer: Knight

Songo River was a stream located in Cumberland County, Maine. Longfellow wrote "Songo River" in 1875 while spending the last part of summer in Maine. The poem can be found in the "Birds of Passage" poetry collection.

4. In "Twilight", whose face was pressed against the window waiting for someone to come?

Answer: Child

"Twilight" was part of the "Seaside and Fireside" poetry anthology. The poem took place at night in a fisherman's cottage as a wife and child waited for their loved one to return to them.

5. The Longfellow poem "Victor Galbraith" was about death.

Answer: True

"Victor Galbraith" was written in 1855. Galbraith was a bugler in the cavalry. While in Mexico, he was shot for disciplinary reasons hours before a pardon arrived for him. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became so angry at the outcome of this story that the wrote the poem about the man's death. The poem was published in the "Birds of Passage" poetry collection.

6. In "Whither", what was happening to the brooklet in the first stanza?

Answer: Gushing

"Whither" was published in 1839 in the "Translations" poetry collection. The poem was originally written in German by Wilhelm Muller.

7. According to Longfellow's poem "Youth and Age", in whom can desire not be awoken?

Answer: Old man

Longfellow translated "Youth and Age" from an Italian sonnet. The poem was published in the "Translations" poetry collection.

8. What is the first word of Longfellow's poem, "The Assumption of the Virgin"?

Answer: Lady

A statue of Our Lady of Assumption was created by a distant relative of Longfellow's in the 1930s. The poem was originally written by Ponce De Leon. "The Assumption of the Virgin" can be found in Longfellow's "Translations" poetry collection.

9. In "Blind Bartimaeus", where was Bartimaeus sitting at the gates?

Answer: Jericho

Longfellow wrote this poem after reading Mark 10 in Greek. He sent a note to Samuel Ward along with a copy of the poem. Longfellow wrote the responses of the crowd, Jesus, and Bartimaeus in Greek so only those who read Greek would understand what was said. "Blind Bartimaeus" can be found in "Ballads and Other Poems" published in 1841.

10. Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells" was a popular Christmas song.

Answer: True

"Christmas Bells" was written by Longfellow on Christmas day during the Civil War. While Christmas bells were ringing out so was cannon fire. The poem can be found in "Flower-De-Luce" poetry collection published in 1867.

Source: Author pennie1478

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